Llael is clearly the valleys of Wales populated by the French! I always figured Cygnar was predominately American-influenced, while Ord was a mix of Spain and England crammed into a region that was basically Plymouth through to Dartmoor 😀

Llael’s main group, the Ryn, are very French with some Renaissance Italian thrown in for good measure. They also have a large minority of Umbreans who had broken off from Khador(the warcaster Vlad is the Grand Prince of Umbrey) way before the events of the Warmachine games and are more Eastern European in flavor.

Cygnar to me is very much a mix of America and England(especially the Caspians), with some of its other ethnic groups feeling a little more continental Europe(Midlunders always felt kind of dour German-esque and Thurians more Irish)